Weather-strip.



No. 633,8"). P'a tentei l Sept. 26,1899.

\ I A. A. coon v WEATHER STRIP.

(Application fllad June 8, 1899.)

(No Model) U ITE STATES PATENT JOFFICE.

1 ALBERT A. coon, or HUTSONVILLE, ILLINOIS.

wEATHER-sTRiP,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,810, dated September 26, 1899. Application filed'lune 8, 1899. Serial ll'o 719,785; (NomodeL) ToctZZ, whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT A. GOON, a citi zenof the United States, residing at Hutson-' ville, in the county of Crawford and State of 5 Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Weather-Strips; andl do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to weather-strips of the variety applicable to doors and like swing} ing closures to exclude wind, dust, rain, and like foreign elements which find their way through crevices and openings between the framing and closure.

This inventionprovides a device of the character aforesaid for application to the lower portion of a door and adapted to swing over the threshold-when the door is closed, said device being free from springs and entirely automatic in action, one of the essential features being provision whereby the movable or swinging part can be quickly and conveniently removed to avoid interference with its action by sleet, ice, ancl'snow, said detachment being efiected without requiring the removal or loosening of fastenings of any nature by tools or the like, the movable part be- 3o ing readily replaced when required. Y

is to be had to the following description and the drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention'are necessarily suscep tible of modification, still the preferred em- 4o bodiment of the invention is illustrated in the 1 accompanying drawings, in whicl1-- I a Figure 1 is a perspective viewof the'lower portion of a'door, showing the invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an end view of the 4'3 device, showing the relation of the parts when 2 the door is open. Fig. 3 isa viewsimilar' to .Fig. 2, showing the disposition of the'parts when the door; is closed. Fig. 4 is a detail View showing the manner of detachment of the swinging part of thedevice, said part being slipped out part way; v

Corresponding and like'parts are referred to in the-following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The door-frame comprises the jambs 1, sill 2, and threshold 3 of ordinary construction. The Weatherstrip is applied to the lower portion of the door 4, upon the outer side thereof,and the movable orswingin g part is adapted to extend over the threshold when the door is closed and excludes the elementswind, dust, and the like. A trip 5 is located at one end of the sill, and consists of a rod having its upper end offset and attached to the adjacent jainb of the door-frame, the lower end being let into the sill, said trip heinsure contact thereof with the'inovable part of theweather-strip.

' The fixed member'orpart of the weatherstrip consists of a plate bent between its longitudinal edges-into angular form, the verti-- cal Wing 6, formed by the flexion of the plate,

being attached to the door by fastenings in their upper ends with eyes 10 to receive fastenings, by means of which they are attached to the door, and have their lower ends bent to provide hooks 11, which engage with notches 12, formed in the outeror folded edge of the horizontal wing7. These braces 9 are adapted to spring and to turn upon their fastenings with the door, so as to admit of the swing or movable portion of the weather-strip being removed or placed in position. These braces also constitute stops or retainers to prevent longitudinal displacement of the 'mov able part ofthe weather-strip when the latter is complete and in position for active service.

The movable or swing section 13 of the device consists of a plate having its inner edge portion bent at an angle of about thirty degrees to the plane of the part 13, said bent edge portion M corresponding to-the bent ing spaced a short distance from the .jamb to edge portion or lip 8 of the fixed part of the weather-strip.

, length. approximating the distance between the jambs of the door-frame, so as to extend end portions 15 bent about at right angles to the body of the bar and offset, as shown at 16, and having their terminal portions 17 ex panded and pierced .to receive the rivets or like fastenings by means of which the ful- 13 and is sufficiently heavy to counterbalance the section 13 and normally hold its free edge elevated, so as to clear the threshold when opening and closing the door. The otfset'pon tion 16 of each bent end 15 projects about at a right angle to the plane of the part 13 and isdisposed in advance of the longitudinal edge of thelip or flange'li and is adapted to engage with the outer folded edge of the horizohtal wing 7 and prevent displacement of the part 13 in a direction toward the plane of the door. The folded edge portion or lip S of the horizontal wing '7 comes between the ofiset parts 16 and terminal edge of the lip 14, and these parts 16 and 8 retain the section 18 in position by conjoint operation with the lip 8. The offset portions 16 constitute combined fulcrums and stops and normally engage with the folded edge of the wing7. The portions of the bent ends 15 adjacent to the body 18 incline from the plane of the section 13 about in conformity to the inclination of the wing 7, so as to hold the part 13 approximately horizontal. The fulcrum-bar is of a length less than the weather-strip and comes between the braces Qand cooperates therewith to prevent longitudinal displacement of the swing-section 13 when the latter is in position.

The movable or swing section 13 is engaged with the outer edge portion of the fixed sec tion by an endwise-sliding movement, its lip or bent edge portion 14 entering the fold or space at the outer edge of the wing 7 and formed by the lip 8 and betweenit and the said wing 7. As the lip 14 rides over the lip 8 and beneath the outer edge portion of the wing 7 the fulcrum-bar moves over the horizontal portion of the fixed section. After the upward and clear the threshold.

swing-section has been placed in position the outer brace, which has been turned aside, as

shown in Fig. 4, is brought into anormal'-position and engaged with the fixed section by havingits hooked end 11 spring into the notch 12 at the outer end of the fixed section. When it is required to remove the swing-section for any purpose, thebrace9, near the outer edge of the door, is disengaged from the notch of the fixed section and turned to one side, thereby releasing the section'13 and. admitting of. p

it being slipped outward, as clearly indicated in Fig. 4.

When the component parts of the weatherstrip are assembled substantially as herein set forth and illustrated in the drawings, a closing of the door will bring the outer edge portion of the section 13 into engagement with the trip 5 and cause the outer edge of the swing-section 13 to be deflected downward and close over the outer portion of the threshold. When opening the door, the instant the swing-section 13 is disengaged from the trip 5 the "weighted fulcrumbar will cause theouter edge portion of the part 13 to swing The folcrum or axis of the swing-section is normally in a higher plane than the outer edge of the part- 13. Hence when said edge comes into contact with the trip5 it will receiveadownward deflection by reason of the axis being in a relatively-higher plane, as will be readily understood. This downward deflection outwardly and downwardly toward its lower end. However, such construction is not essential; By'havin'g the fulcrum-bar shorter than the fixed and movable sections of the weather-strip the latter can be reduced in length to suit doors of different widths, as will be readily understood.

The fulcrum-bar in addition to its function of providing a counterbalancing-weight for the swing-section 13 likewise constitutes a guard-rail to preclude injury to the weatherstrip by preventing any one from stepping upon the horizontal wing 7 when the door is closed,the longitudinal or body portion 18 proj ecting upward and in front of the wing 7 and acting as a fender to prevent the foot coming into injurious contact with the said wing. When the door is swung open, the swing-section acts as a guard and will yield upon coming in contact with an obstruction or when trodden upon.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In a weather-strip, a relatively-fixed section having its outer edge portion folded upon itself at an acute angle, a swing-section having an edge portion folded upon itself at an acute angle and adapted to interlock with the bent edge portion of the fixed section, and a weighted bar applied to the swing-section and engaging with and overhanging the fixed section and adapted to hold the movable sec- IIO tion in a normal position and to provide a guard, substantially as specified. l

p 2. In a Weather-strip, relatively movable and fixed sections engaged by an endwise-sliding movement, the fixed section'having a portion notched and the movable section havinga projecting part overhanging thefixed section, and a brace pivotally connected at its upper end with the closure and having its lower end bent into approximately hook form and adapted to engage with the notched portion of the fixed section and extend across the path of the projecting part of the movable section, substantially as specified.

3. In a weather-strip, the combination with relatively fixed and swing sections, of a fulcrum-bar of bail form secured to the movable section and overhanging the horizontal part of the fixed section and constituting a Weight to hold the movable section in a normal position, substantially as'described.

at. Ina Weather-strip, relatively fixed and movable sections having interlocking connection at their adjacent longitudinal edge portions, and a fulcrum-bar of approximately bail form having its bent ends secured to the movable section and odset to engage with the.

outer edge portion of the relatively-fixed section, substantially as described.

5. In a weather-strip, a section comprising an approximately horizontal portion having its outer edge portion folded upon itself at an acute angle, a swing-section having an edge portion folded at an acute angle and adapted to interlock with the folded edge portion of the fixed section, and a fulcrumbar of approximately bail form having its bent ends offset and adapted to extend in front of and engage withthefront edge portion of the fixed section, and having the terminals of the bent ends rigidly attachedto the movable section,substantially as set forth.

v6. In a weather-strip, a fixed section comprising an approximately horizontal portion having its outer edge bent to provide an inolined lip,'a swing-section having a longitudinal edge portion bent to provide an inclined lip, the inclined lips of the two sections interlocking, a fulcrum-bar of approximately bail form having its bent ends'offset to extend in front of and engage with the folded edge portion of the fixed section, and having the terminals of the bent ends rigidly attached to the swin -section, the longitudinal or body portion of the bar overhanging the fixed section, and spring-braces pivotally connected at their upper ends to the door and having their lower ends constructed to be sprung into engagement with the folded edge portion of the fixed section and to engage with the bent ends of the fulcrum-bar and prevent longitudinal displacement of the spring-section, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. p ALBERT A. COON. [L 8.] Witnesses: r

Mrs. A. WEIGHT, 7 WV. B. HUNT. 

